Saturday, December 20, 2008

A Christmas Jars poem by another miracle worker

This just came in from someone taking the Christmas Jars tradition to a whole new level!

This is the note I left inside the Christmas Jar I am leaving at someone's doorstep in a few days.

Christmas Jar

It isn’t much,Spare change really;Coins tossed in a drawerOr in a jar for later use;The kind I used to hearJingle in my Daddy’s pocketAs he reached inTo buy me a soda popOn a Saturday afternoon.

These are the things that linger;Like the smells ofA Thanksgiving dinner,Long after a prayer;Through every cornerOf the house,After the dishes have been put awayAnd the family settles in for a long night’s slumber;When you can finally rest your headFrom a long day of labor.

Now, as the holidays are upon us,Let the jingle bring a momentary smile;Like the sound of tiny reindeerTo a child immersed in a Christmas dream;Warmth to the heart of a mother,Knowing another day is spent together,As it seems the hardships go on forever,But there is always love no matterThe consequence that life deals out;Hope when there seems only despair.

And so, from our family to yours;We wish you a blessed Merry Christmas; a Happy New Year!

I already know the family who will be getting this jar. I know that the mother has several young children at home and a mother she is caring for who has cancer. The one son has had bouts of health problems and is facing surgery. I know it's not much, but I have been blessed with a beautiful family with healthy boys. Letting someone know you care and offering a little hope is worth so much more. Thank you Jason for bringing home this fact through your writing. God Bless!

5 comments:

This was a wonderful poem and a great idea for some encouragement to those recieving the jars! I am going today with my parents and my children to give away our very first Christmas Jar. I am so excited and thankful to read these other encouraging stories of CJ givers and those of CJ recievers!!! May God Bless you and yours!